Southern rapper Yo Gotti is in the middle of a public education controversy. The 37-year-old father of three drew criticism after the Shelby County Schools put him on billboards in a campaign to urge young people to graduate from high school. The campaign announced...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: school choice week. What better time to remember there are millions of children who are not in the optimal school for their needs? There are hundreds of thousands of children are on waiting lists for charter schools. There are...

2017 was a year of immense growth for Citizen Education and our network of blogs. Throughout the year, we added parent activists, students, and educators to our ranks as we continue to develop a platform for stakeholders to have their voices heard when it comes to...

A story ran last week from the Associated Press about segregation in charter schools, and, right on cue a lot of my reform-loving friends rushed to their keyboards to bang out rebuttals and register complaints. While I think most of the article was a wandering fiat...

The discussion being had about education in New Orleans brings to mind a “do-something” rule from one of my past workplaces. I once had a boss who demanded employees never bring a problem to him without also producing a solution. It was a smart leadership...

The emotionally moving show This Is Us is currently airing its second season. Episode seven, “The Most Disappointed Man” made me think about how quickly and how easily we judge people who aren’t living up to certain expectations. During this episode, viewers learn...